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The folks at Slingluff Gallery are vying to be experts on this topic. One year after unveiling Studio 27.28 on West Girard, they're now opening Slingluff Gallery in the Fishtown area. I had the chance to ask a few questions, and to my surprise, they responded!Jong Kim: So can we get some more information about your move to Fishtown?Leigh Slingluff: We're keeping it real and staying on Girard. 11
Review by Chad MuthardTaking Measures at FLUXspace, April 11– May 10, 2009.I feel as though the only way to properly begin the review of this exhibition is to first bring to light the fact that I was not setting virgin eyes upon the photographs by Chad States and Anna Neighbor. Prior to the exhibition I had viewed the bodies of work Cruising by States and Secrets & Games by Neighbor, as well
Every now and then, we miss an event or two on the weekly updates that we really wish we didn't. This past week, P'unk & Indy Hall hosted a panel discussion entitled "The Art Criticism Junto", with Sid Sachs, Katie Murken, Andrew Suggs, Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof on the hot seats. And while we didn't get to post the actual event, thanks to Joe DiGiuseppe, we have all the audio you might have
The Armory Show, in NYC through March 8th.Written by Joseph DiGiuseppeI walked around the armory today with a gimp knee, high on painkillers and still the armory was short of exceptional. But the place is set up so everyone will be able to find something they like. And I did find something I liked. Astrid Svangren lives and works in Copenhagen and makes paintings on different materials ranging
Another RADio show from Shaun & Dustin Makes Radio, as broadcast by NEXUS 1650am. Word on the street is that there might be an analog t.v. station coming up, so if you loved the soulful sounds of the a.m., be on the lookout for the glowing tubes of the ol' antennae.This was our second show, and the phones actually worked (in comparison to the disaster that was our last radio post). Thanks to Tal
Behold the glory of live radio, and the bliss of a small broadcasting range.From January 2nd, 2009, this is a live taping from Dustin & Shaun Makes Radio {not a real show name, but what I like to call it}. It was broadcast on NEXUS radio 1650am, and if you weren't in the mile radius, well, now you can listen. Features Tal-the thrid leg of the show, and a little bit of Bilwa. More taped liveness
by Andrea McGintyThough the R. Crumb exhibition is the ICA's heavy hitter this fall, I focused on the works of the three other artists featured in the exhibition, all thought provoking and well worth considering. But of course, when you go see the show, check out the comprehensive retrospective of R. Crumb's underground comics.Stepping into the first gallery we are greeted by a massive open space
by Giaco Furino"Black Ink, White Paper" Lecture at the ICACharles Burns, cartoonist, writer and illustrator of such graphic novel works as Big Baby, El Borbah, Skin Deep and Black Hole, presented “Black Ink, White Paper” on UPenn’s campus. The event, in conjunction with the ICA, was a lecture in which he “discusses his own work and that of R. Crumb.” (from www.icaphila.com). Though little
by Aaron Mannino of Blue Key Reviews"Everything I do affirms life" -Juan Antonio (Bardem)When I think on Vicky Christina Barcelona I do not wallow in the mire of a pointless existence, even though there are underpinnings of this attitude in the finale of the film, which brings each character, principle and peripheral, in spite of their actions, right back to where they started, stifling their
We've been looking forward to this for weeks!Remember the Bellwether show at Vox? Remember those little slogans running the length of the whole entire space? The artist, Duncan MacKenzie (pictured above at the bottom right), runs BadatSports.com with a few other Chicago folk, and came to town to install his show and hang out with Funnel Pages, thanks to an email he received from our own Dustin
This post is taken from the universe-famous Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's Artblog, written by Funnel Pages contributor Dustin Metz:[We've been waiting for this for six months--the re-establishment of the Office of Arts and Culture and the appointment of its head. Then, neither of us could make it to Mayor Nutter's announcement. So we asked Dustin Metz to go. Here's his report. (If you want to
Contributed by Andrea McGintyHad, Showing at Jenny Jaskey GalleryThrough July 31st, 2008Currently showing in the Cabin Project Space of the Jenny Jaskey/Tower Gallery in Northern Liberties is the work of Christopher Davison. The Philadelphia artist is showing twelve works that feature a variety two dimensional media, such as ink, pencil, paint, and cut paper, as well as one sculpture.The project
by Sasha Fletcherhe came down from the carriage house to find us gatheredaround everything we had ever lostwhich we had made into a bonfire.someone had,just that instant,returned from nepalwith news of artificial glaciers.someone’s wife had packed a series of orange sliceswhich were being distributed as mouth guards,to safeguard our mouths.we askedcan things be done for us?can we be made
Contributed by Dustin MetzI went to F.U.E.L. this past week to interview Co-Founder Jen Yaron, and Curator Katerina Lydon-Warner. My interest has been piqued ever since this space opened up over a year ago. Not only is it in a prime location at 3rd and Arch in Old City, but it is in one of the most stunning buildings in that area AND devotes its walls to undergraduate/emerging artist. All of
This week I interviewed Philadelphia based artist, Zoe Cohen. My interest was peaked when I heard about her latest project, "Show Someone How You Feel About Something". The basic idea of it is that you do a drawing for someone and Zoe mails it to them. The project has gotten a lot of press lately, and has been seen in many different places- on site, blogs, newspapers- so I wanted to sit down and
by Nike DesisThere's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak@ the Rosenbach Museum & LibraryIn the Night Kitchen? Yes, definitely a mystery there. Likely a trace of that story lingers in your mind. If you need a refresher, it is worth a refresher. A dreaming boy named Mickey floats around a night kitchen, shedding his clothes as he enters a realm populated by three giant man bakers who bake boys. He
Only 20 more days to call your mom and tell her you love her. If only there was someway to set that countdown as a screen saver.As far as the LHC (Large Hadron Collider), there are a host of arguments in favor/against gettting this thing running, all of which have there own scientific backing, and the ever present argument of: “As in all explorations of uncharted domains, there may be a risk,” Dr
by Melissa McFeetersWaste Management by Daniel PetraitisKelly & Weber Fine Art, Through July 1st, 2008Daniel Petraitis, 2008Daniel Petraitis’s latest exhibition Waste Management at the 201 Gallery combines a few of my own personal interests: Moldmaking = awesome. Graphic design = love it. Miniatures = adorable! With the help of these and other mediums, Petraitis has assembled quite a
by Matthew Parrish"Radio Rocks and Quick Constructions"at Larry Becker Gallery through June 21st, 2008When I see a painting, I attempt to isolate components of it to figure out where its essence lies. Is its quality enriched more by its spatial arrangement or its tonality? Its frame or its figures? Its fresh use of materials or its expansion of a genre? I hope my slicing and dicing fails
by Henry HughesReview of "Self Portrait" as performed by Miro | Dance. Theatre. on May 5th, 2008 at the Philadelphia Museum of ArtImages courtesy of Miro | Dance. Theatre.Amanda Miller of Miro Dance Theatre stepped onto a platform in front of the Art After 5 crowd at the PMA last Friday. Immediately, she posed and was hit with the bright light of two overhead projectors. Her feet, nestled in
by Andrea McGintyNew to Philadelphia, and unfortunately having missed every First Friday since I've moved here, I was happy to discover the Second Thursday openings in the Kensington/Northern Liberties district. The Crane Arts Building, the home to an art community with room after room just begging to be explored, proved to be a promising starting point. On Thursday May 8th The Crane featured the
by Matthew ParrishArt critic James Panero said the following (in an article titled, "Criticism After Art" from the New Criterion, Dec. 2005):A world of difference separates those who criticize art from those who seek to know about how art criticism is done, because art criticism is done by doing it. To ask after the details beyond the most practical ones is already a step in the wrong direction.